I thought you might like that.

I brisk walk my dog 1.5 - 3.5 miles a day. About to go and take him out right now as a matter of fact.

It is absolutely shocking how much benefit I get from this. My wife and I recently did a 30 km and challenging hike on vacation. Not sore the next day.

I am also pretty active doing other stuff. Dirt bike. Ski. Work around the house. Don't watch television and haven't since 1992. Eat homemade and moderately.

It all adds up. For positive or negative.

Yes - balance! Go and stand on one foot for 10 seconds. And then the other. People don't do it for 20 years and then get a big surprise when they try it. I do it routinely, along with morning stretches. Don't let the little things sneak up on you.

Exercising as you age is great advice. I suppose you reach a point where your body naturally begins to fade. I went for a doctor's appointment recently and discovered I'd lost an inch to inch & a half in height and have gone from the high 170's down to the low 160's in weight. It's all age related as I approach my 83rd birthday. I ordered four bags of premixed stucco and three bags of fogging mix that I had to pick up the other day (the day after my cataract surgery). As a young guy working in construction, I could haul a cement bag on each shoulder. Now i struggle with a bag of stucco mix. I'd like to return to better days.

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Since retirement, 11 years back, I've used biking as my daily exercise. In the winter, I have rollers that depend on my balance and provide a good work out. Learning to ride them resulted in a few spills, but now it's easy to get up to speed. I will be 72 this fall.

What if you did a diddly squat?

I've always been a backpacker/climber and still go on long hikes regularly. As in, say, 14 miles with 2500 vertical, like I did yesterday. As part of my daily routine at home, I'll do 3 sets of 50 squats. I'm 66 now (What??) and plan do keep this stuff up for at least another 20 years. My older age has been a great motivator. That, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains where I love to explore as much as possible.

My first advice, Dixie, is get out of Florida! I live in hilly CA and so can get a lot of vertical in my hikes. Going up and down hills does wonders for leg strength. Or, try starting slow on the squats. There are tons of YouTube videos on how us "elderly" people can stay strong without injuring ourselves. In time, you too will be able to do 50 squats.

When I turned 65 this year I was given a gym membership with 10 sessions with a personal trainer. He set me up with a program including a lot of stretching. I enjoy it, I go 3 times a week doing different areas of exercise. At least I’m doing something.

Great start, you just over did it. I would suggest walking distances first. Get those legs and rear toned up. On a typical day I walk 3 miles, then hit my gym for legs and rest of carcass workout. Start low and slow. Don’t injure what you are trying to strengthen. I will be 65 this year and am lighter and in vastly better shape than when I retired from the Army.

Would it be wrong if we handed out "Pelican tribe" names? Because I think Dixie should now be known as "Ten Squats"

LOL ... Everytime I've seen the title...

That be a cool injun name ....

Dixie Ten Squats it is!

Let's go Dixie.
Give us 10 more!

If 10 body weight squats was overdoing it, best just face the music

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Hi Dixie,
seems you have the time. Find a gym. Try to figure out a way to resistance train all main body groups once a week. Chest presses, shoulder presses, biceps curls, triceps push downs, pulling for back, leg presses,leg curls and leg extensions. Start slow and light. It is literally the fountain of youth. Coming from a guy that is now 60. My wife is 57, has the body of a 25 year old.

We eat real food, no fad diets. Prime ribeyes, asparagus in butter, split a baked potato. It is really pretty easy. Only takes about 5 hours a week. Put in just a bit of cardio, you are golden. Resistance training is the way. Will absolutely change your life if you have been sedentary.

Hi Dixie,
seems you have the time. Find a gym. Try to figure out a way to resistance train all main body groups once a week. Chest presses, shoulder presses, biceps curls, triceps push downs, pulling for back, leg presses,leg curls and leg extensions. Start slow and light. It is literally the fountain of youth. Coming from a guy that is now 60. My wife is 57, has the body of a 25 year old.

We eat real food, no fad diets. Prime ribeyes, asparagus in butter, split a baked potato. It is really pretty easy. Only takes about 5 hours a week. Put in just a bit of cardio, you are golden. Resistance training is the way. Will absolutely change your life if you have been sedentary.

LMAO! Agreed.

Oh no, you didn't! LOL

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I cringe, because that's probably what I look like dancing on a Saturday night. Haha

Pretty much every time I put my cars on my scissor lift, and do any maintenance I do lots more than 10 full get on the ground, and get up to get a tool.

I recently did my 378,000 mile oil and filter replacement, and lube the front end. I still want to know what magic force puts the tool I just used back on the workbench, or on the other side of the car when I am sitting on the ground.